StarringAmber Heard, Jared Harris, Danielle Panabaker, Joanna TheobaldsDirected byJohn Carpenter4 votes, 3.75 / 5 avg. rating (75% score) John Carpenter"s The Ward, is a psychological thriller about a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s. This is the iconic horror master John Carpenter"s first feature film in over ten years.